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Steroidal glycolipids as host resistance stimulators against viral infection

US5019568A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 1989
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K33/24
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions for enhancing human host resistance against opportunistic infection in an individual immunocompromised by an AIDS-related virus, consisting essentially of an anti-viral, anti-AIDS drug selected from the group consisting of ansamycin, ribavirin, dideoxycitidine, HPA-23, AL-721, foscarnet, and azidothymidine and a glycolipid compound consisting essentially of the formula: ##STR1## where: R.sup.1 is .alpha. or .beta.-D-1-thiomannopyranoside, .alpha. or .beta.-L-1-thiofucopyranoside.

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